How to Speed Up Your Computer (Windows 10, 8, 7)

It's inevitable that the computer will run much slower than before after it is used for a period of time. How to speed up your computer to make it as smooth as when you just bought it? Here are some solutions to help you.

The reasons for computer running slow might include high utilization of CPU, insufficient memory and disk space, poor hardware configurations, etc. Which one causes your computer to run slow? This article will show you the detailed analyses: Why is my computer running slow, from which you will find the answer.

After knowing these, you can conduct one or more of the following solutions to make your computer run faster.

Case 1: Issue of high utilization of CPU

Solutions:

1. Disable the programs that occupy too much CPU usage.

Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc simultaneously to open Task Manager window. On the Processes tab, find out the program that occupies too much CPU, click it and click End task.

2. Don't run too many programs at the same time.

You can use the above method to disable some useless programs.

3. Disable services or programs at system startup.

On the Task Manager window, click Startup tab and find out the Enabled program and then click Disable to set it disabled.

Case 2: Issue of insufficient memory

Solutions:

1. Disable the programs that occupy too much memory.

Similarly, you can find out the program that occupies too much memory on the Processes tab of Task Manager window. Then end the task.

2. Don't run too many programs at the same time.

3. Disable services or programs at system startup.

4. Add more physical memory to your computer.

If your computer memory capacity is less than 8GB, you could upgrade to 8GB or 16GB, which will make a dramatic improvement for your computer (Windows 10/8/7).

Case 3: Issue of insufficient disk space

Solutions:

1. Delete or uninstall the useless programs or move files to other drives. Especially clean up the C Drive.

2. Focus on cleaning up the redundant temporary directory and the download directory.

Temporary directory: C:\Users \User Name \AppData \Local \Temp

Download directory: C:\Users \User Name \Downloads

3. If the C Drive is out of space, you can set the path of pagefile.sys file to another drive or turn off hibernation.

Steps of setting the path of pagefile.sys file to another drive:

This PC -> Properties -> Advanced system settings -> Settings -> Advanced Tab -> Change -> Uncheck Automatically manage paging file size for all drives -> No paging file -> Set -> Click D: and Custom size -> Type size -> Click Set and OK.

Steps of turning off hibernation:

Type cmd in Windows 10 search box -> Run as Administrator -> type powercfg.exe /h off -> press Enter.

4. Clean up the files of desktop and avoid dropping files to desktop.

Case 4: Too much disk fragmentation

Solutions:

1. Defragment your drive with Disk Defragmenter tool.

Follow the below steps to open the Disk Defragmenter and then click Optimize.

Windows 7: Start ->All Programs ->Accessories ->System Tools ->Disk Defragmenter;

Windows 10: Start ->Windows Accessories ->Windows Administrator Tools ->Defragment and Optimize Drives.

Case 5: Slow read and write speed of hard drive

Solutions:

1. If your computer disk drive type is HDD, you can change it with SSD. SSD will enable the system and programs to start in a fraction of time.

Case 6: Poor cooling performance of CPU

Solutions:

1. Clean up the CPU heatsink regularly. Too high temperature of CPU can lead to poor system performance.

If your computer is a laptop, you can add a laptop cooling pad to your computer.

Some tips:

1. If you have virus protection software installed on your pc, you can set the time of scanning to idle. On Windows 10, you can schedule the Windows Defender Antivirus Scan to make your computer faster.

2. Restarting your computer is also an effective way to speed up your computer, it can enable updates to take effect and shut down the stuck programs.

3. On Windows 10, some background apps are running in the background to receive notifications and updates, which is useless and make the computer slow. You can turn off them to make your computer run faster.

4. Some useful utilities can help you speed up and optimize your computer with simple clicks such as System Genius. It is a multi-functional utility designed to speed up and optimize your Windows computer. It can help you clean up the junk files and invalid registry files, free up system disk space within one click, enable or disable the programs auto-running on system startup and manage Windows system services.

Download: System Genius